Acura fuel system problems
Across all Acura models in NHTSA's complaint database, 669 complaints involve fuel system. The MDX accounts for the largest share (37%). The single worst model year is the 2018 MDX with 51 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 669 about fuel system, all Acura models
- Most affected
- MDX 37% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 253 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 13
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Acura models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2018 Acura MDX51 complaints
- 2019 Acura RDX44 complaints
- 2019 Acura MDX43 complaints
- 2020 Acura RDX37 complaints
- 2018 Acura RDX34 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2004 | 28 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 30 |
| 2016 | 57 |
| 2017 | 38 |
| 2018 | 121 |
| 2019 | 134 |
| 2020 | 82 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 |
Among the 253 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.